Rail-joint.



4H. J. GORMAN & E. G. BEATY.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1908.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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HUGH J. GORMAN AND EDWIN G. BEATY, OF SMITHFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

BAIL-JOINT.

Specification 01 Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Application filed March 14, 1908. Serial No. 421,162.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HUGH J. GoRMAN and EDWIN G. BEATY, (1) subject ofthe King of England, (2) a citizen of the United States of America,residing at Smithiield, in the county of l vetzel and State of WestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in RailJoints, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in railjoints, and the primary object of our invention is to provide a simpleand inexpensive rail joint for connecting the confronting ends of tworails.

Another object of this invention is to provide a strong and durable railjoint wherein positive and reliable means are employed for preventinglateral and vertical displacement of rails.

A still further object of our invention is to dispense with the use ofnuts and bolts as a fastening means for connecting the confronting endsof two rails.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a novel railjoint which will allow for extension and contraction without injuring orbreaking any part of the joint.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a joint that canbe easily and quickly assembled by unskilled labor, the joint being ofsuch a construction as to withstand the Wear and tear incurred byrolling stock passing over the same.

We accomplish the above objects by a structure that will be presentlydescribed and then specifically pointed out in the ap ended claim.

n the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rail joint. Fig. 2 isa plan of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of rails adaptedto confront one another and, Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of ourrail joint.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a rail, which is cut wherebyit will interlock with an adjoining rail. The head and web of the rail 1are cut away providing a base extension 2, upon one side of the rail.The base flange 2 upon the opposite side of a rail is cut away,providing a recess 8 beneath the web of a rail, this recess having abeveled edge 3*. The base flanges of the adjoining rail 2 are cut thereverse of a rail 1,

providing a base extension iand a recess 5 with a beveled edge 5 Theformation of the recesses 3 and 5 provides the extensions 2 and 4 withtongues 2 and 4 respectively. When the rails 1 and 2 are placedtogether, the tongue a of the extension 4 is adapted to loosely fit inthe recess 3 of the rail 1, and the tongue 2 of the extension 2 toloosely fit in the recess 5 of the rail 2. The beveled edges 3 and 5will then confront one another, as illustrated in Fig. 2. It will thusbe observed that the base extensions are inter-locked, but at the sametime are constructed to allow for expansion and contraction, as can bereadily seen by referring to the drawing- 5:70

The rails 1 and 2 are supported by a chair, said chair comprising a baseplate (Shaving integral splice bars 7 for embracing the confronting endsof the rails 1 and 2 and preventing lateral displacement. These splicebars are provided with diagonally disposed inspection openings 8,extending entirely through the base flange of the chair and located overthe meeting ends of the base flanges of the rails, whereby theconnection of the rails l and 2 can be readily observed and any damagedone to the same remedied. The longitudinal ed es of the chair arenotched as at 9 where y we can easily secure the chair to one or moreties by spikesor 85 suitable fastening means (not shown).

It is thought from the foregoing description taken in connection withthe drawings that our invention will be fully understood particularly bythose skilled in the art of track maintenance.

We desire it to be understood that such chan es in the size, proportionand minor deta' s of construction as are permissible by the appendedclaim can be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention.

Having now described our invention what we claim as new, is

In a rail joint, the combination of rails, the base flanges of saidrails being cutaway upon opposite sides to provide base extensions andrecesses, the formation of said recesses providing said. base extensionswith tongues, the tongue of one base extension being adapted to looselyfit in the recess of the adjoining base extension and the tongue of saidadjoining base extension loosely fit in the recess of the firstmentioned base extension, and a In testimony whereof We aflix oursignachan for embracing the confronting ends of tures in the pzesence 01two wltnesses.v

said rails, said chair having diagona1ly dis- HUGH J GORMAN posedinspection openings extending entirely VT r'w r through the base flangeof the chair and 10- 1 IN BEAL cated over the meeting ends of the baseWitnesses:

flanges of the rails, as and for the purpose 1?. H. RARDIN,

described. H. H. GORMAN.

